Why Girls?

Being a girl in the developing world is tough. It means you are more likely to be married off early, more likely to find yourself having a child while still a child, more likely to drop out of school, more likely to suffer from violence and abuse, to be the last to be fed, the last to be heard.

WHY GIRLS? THE FACTS

70%

of the world's total poor are girls and women

1 in 3

62 million girls that should be in school today, are not, simply because they are girls

830

the number of girls and young women who die everyday during pregnancy and childbirth

INVEST IN GIRLS

… AND THEY WILL DO THE REST

A girl’s income can increase 15-20% for every year she stays in school.

When you multiply that by every girl, you get serious economic results.

"When I refused to marry, my brother said I had to stop school"

Every day, 39,000 girls are married before they turn 18. Regina (15) from Sierra Leone is desperate to remain in school, but faces extreme obstacles that could threaten her future.

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For more than 80 years we’ve been taking action and standing up for every child’s right to fulfil their potential. On a daily basis, our energy is devoted to making a difference for children living in poverty.

We stand up for children’s rights and promote equality for girls. We listen to the children we work with and find the best way forward together. We trust in what we do.

Our approach mixes the practical with the entrepreneurial.

We’re open, accountable and honest. We believe it’s important to share the impact of our work with the people who support us. We are different. We are Plan International.

Plan International Ireland is a member of Dóchas and has adopted its Code of Conduct on Images and Messages.